__________ were the least secularized and most spiritual of the church's clergy.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Why was the Peace of Augsburg (1555) ultimately unsatisfactory as a compromise?
a) The Peace of Augsburg seriously underestimated regional political instability and also the tendency of Protestantism to split into numerous sects. b) The Peace of Augsburg insisted that whatever the religion of the people, all monarchs had to be Catholics recognized by the pope. Consider This: What changed in the Holy Roman Empire between 1555 when the Peace of Augsburg was brokered and the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War in 1618? See 2.1.1: Christianity in Crisis. c) The Peace of Augsburg, while a good political solution to the conflicts of the day, neglected to consider religion at all. Consider This: What changed in the Holy Roman Empire between 1555 when the Peace of Augsburg was brokered and the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War in 1618? See 2.1.1: Christianity in Crisis. d) The Peace of Augsburg only considered the situation in Bavaria, where Augsburg is located, and not the rest of the Holy Roman Empire. Consider This: What changed in the Holy Roman Empire between 1555 when the Peace of Augsburg was brokered and the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War in 1618? See 2.1.1: Christianity in Crisis.
Why did some states decline to ratify the Articles of Confederation until 1781, four years after it was drafted?
a. They wanted to retain the right to coin money. b. They feared giving Congress the power to negotiate treaties. c. They disliked the clause obligating them to raise armies and navies. d. They were struggling over the issue of western land. e. They disliked that the Articles required them to provide funds to Congress.
At the time, the Spanish were thriving with their colonization, so it was the goal of the English to catch-up and surpass the Spanish.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Why did Portuguese sugar planters largely abandon the island of São Tomé in the seventeenth century?
A. a persistent white grub infestation that destroyed the sugar cane B. the end of the slave trade C. diminishing profits as the island soil "played out" D. warfare conducted by escaped slaves